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obama: jon lewis, i love you. happy new year, everybody. [indiscernible] pres. obama: i like the beard. it's as gray as my hair. [laughter] >> 8 more years. pres. obama: 8 more years for you. [laughter] [indiscernible] look at thislet me thing one last time. that's kind of cool. how are you doing? you guys doing good? good to see you. thank you, guys. i was talking to you. >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> motion to adjourn. ayes have it. accordingly, the house stays adjourned until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> south carolina governor nikki haley was selected this year to deliver the republican response to the state of the union address. she spoke from columbia, south carolina for about 10 minutes. gov. haley: good evening. i am nikki haley, governor of the great state of south carolina. i am speaking tonight from capital, our state's history. much like america as a whole, our state has a rich and complicated history. one that proves the idea that each day can be better than the last. i am going to talk about a brighter american future, but first, i want to say a few w
obama: jon lewis, i love you. happy new year, everybody. [indiscernible] pres. obama: i like the beard. it's as gray as my hair. [laughter] >> 8 more years. pres. obama: 8 more years for you. [laughter] [indiscernible] look at thislet me thing one last time. that's kind of cool. how are you doing? you guys doing good? good to see you. thank you, guys. i was talking to you. >> thank you. [indiscernible] >> motion to adjourn. ayes have it. accordingly, the house stays adjourned...
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obama: ask the leader of al qaeda in yemen who was taken out last year. or the perpetrator of the benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell. when you come after americans, we go after you. and it may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limits. [applause] pres. obama: our foreign policy has to be focused on the threat from isis and al qaeda. but it can't stop there. for even without isil, even without al qaeda, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world. in the middle east, in afghanistan, parts of pakistan, and parts of central america and africa and asia. some of these places may become safe havens for new terrorist networks. others will just fall victim to ethnic conflict or famine. feeding the next wave of refugees. the world will look to us to help solve these problems. and our answer needs to be more than tough talk or calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass muster on the world stage. we also can't try to take over and rebuild every country that falls into cri
obama: ask the leader of al qaeda in yemen who was taken out last year. or the perpetrator of the benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell. when you come after americans, we go after you. and it may take time, but we have long memories, and our reach has no limits. [applause] pres. obama: our foreign policy has to be focused on the threat from isis and al qaeda. but it can't stop there. for even without isil, even without al qaeda, instability will continue for decades in many parts of the...
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. >> i think one of the aspects of hope and change that worked well for obama four years ago was he promised to bring us more honest, transparent government in washington. i've been around politics. the first campaign i worked in was barry goldwater's in 1964. so i think the -- thefrom what i've seen in last month because of my own personal involvement in the issue is government in washington right now is permeated by cronyism, corruption. our regulatory agencies are supposed to protect the public are protecting the people that they're supposed to be regulating. and i think it is something that if spun the right way in simple terms can resonate with the american people. obama did not keep his promises. pelosi was supposed to give us an honest congress and has given us the opposite. i think the campaign issue can work well. my recommendation would be, clean house. s.e.c., f.c.c. are disasters. >> and what i wish we -- i wish we were unionized so we could get a lot deeper than your actually allowed to go. those people i told you, the 5%, 6%, or 7% that we have sort of bring on our side, they a
. >> i think one of the aspects of hope and change that worked well for obama four years ago was he promised to bring us more honest, transparent government in washington. i've been around politics. the first campaign i worked in was barry goldwater's in 1964. so i think the -- thefrom what i've seen in last month because of my own personal involvement in the issue is government in washington right now is permeated by cronyism, corruption. our regulatory agencies are supposed to protect...
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we were able during obama's years to reach a very controversial agreement with iran where they agree to stop their nuclear program for 12 years. the reason that that was successful, if you call that a success, is iran has a lot of economic ties with the rest of the world. the united states was able to build a coalition to apply pressure on iran. north korea has notes american ties to the rest of the world -- has no significant ties to the rest of the world. far as military options, those are the things i explore. i will elaborate why all of them are really bad options. host: in a piece in yesterday's "washington post" about north korea about how to avoid war in north korea. i will read you a little bit of that. but the piece ends by saying -- ask what do you think about the option? guest: i think we ought to try it in my concern is we have been trying it for a long time. there are really so many ways that we can hurt north korea further through economic sanctions. the truth is we do not have much dealing with north korea, nor does anyone else. they are very isolated. it is strictly a
we were able during obama's years to reach a very controversial agreement with iran where they agree to stop their nuclear program for 12 years. the reason that that was successful, if you call that a success, is iran has a lot of economic ties with the rest of the world. the united states was able to build a coalition to apply pressure on iran. north korea has notes american ties to the rest of the world -- has no significant ties to the rest of the world. far as military options, those are...
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[applause] president obama: unemployment rate is at the lowest rate in nearly seven years. american manufacturing, our auto industry are booming, our exports, made in america have been at record levels and wages are finally rising. the stock market has more than doubled which restored 401-k's for millions of americans. more than 16 million americans have gained quality affordable health care who didn't have it before. [applause] president obama: we are producing more american energy here at home, which is reducing our dependence on foreign oil. and we have done all this while we have cut the deficit by 2/3. so that's progress that's strength and american leadership. that serves as the foundation for our national security. a real leadership means using our power wisely, especially our military. that's why we refocused our fight in afghanistan, pushed back the taliban, trained up afghan forces so they could take the lead for their own security. today we can say our combat mission in afghanistan is over. we brought america's longest war to a responsible end and we salute every
[applause] president obama: unemployment rate is at the lowest rate in nearly seven years. american manufacturing, our auto industry are booming, our exports, made in america have been at record levels and wages are finally rising. the stock market has more than doubled which restored 401-k's for millions of americans. more than 16 million americans have gained quality affordable health care who didn't have it before. [applause] president obama: we are producing more american energy here at...
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the four years obama has is not enough. with mitt romney, i have a concern were he wants to go for more oil. at the same time, and cut back on our technology and avenue is for clean air we have a global warming problem. mitt is good but a few vocal for -- if he will go for coal and oil, and obama wants to go for education and technology, i like them both. i am down the middle. host: on twitter -- the president made a reference to battleship0 as they talked about the size of the u.s. navy in foreign-policy carried here is part of the exchange. >> first of all, the sequestered is not something i propose. it is something congress has proposed. it will not happen. the budget we are talking about is not reducing our military spending. is maintaining it. i think governor romney may be had not spent enough time looking at how our military works for you mentioned the navy. and that we had fewer ships them we did in 1916. we also have fewer horses and bayonets. the nature of our military change. we have these things called aircraft
the four years obama has is not enough. with mitt romney, i have a concern were he wants to go for more oil. at the same time, and cut back on our technology and avenue is for clean air we have a global warming problem. mitt is good but a few vocal for -- if he will go for coal and oil, and obama wants to go for education and technology, i like them both. i am down the middle. host: on twitter -- the president made a reference to battleship0 as they talked about the size of the u.s. navy in...
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the obama administration wanted something signed by the end of the year. now we're hearing let's take our time. maybe we do not need to rush it through after all. that is probably what is going to happen. >> on iran? >> i think he is doing the same thing. we are talking about delaying actions. the administration has no interest in sanctions. i think the democrats are discussing it. it will affect the defense authorization debate. if they cannot get a deal on , and the to the senate republicans do not seem amenable , the plan b seems more likely. >> not another round of sections? congress will hold off? republicans will wait? >> republicans will try but they cannot do it without the democratic leadership doing it. too.is interesting, there are democrats who probably would see stronger sanctions against iran. this falls on harry reid to try to figure out how to keep this from becoming a debate on the floor. they cannot control it. it could throw a wrench in the works. some democrats may have a deal less inclined to push sanctions on a rant. another is a deal
the obama administration wanted something signed by the end of the year. now we're hearing let's take our time. maybe we do not need to rush it through after all. that is probably what is going to happen. >> on iran? >> i think he is doing the same thing. we are talking about delaying actions. the administration has no interest in sanctions. i think the democrats are discussing it. it will affect the defense authorization debate. if they cannot get a deal on , and the to the senate...
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on the idea of uranium enrichment, the obama administration said a year and a half ago that iran didn't have the right to enrich. in november of 2013, the secretary of state told abc news -- quote -- "we do not recognize the right to enrich." it's clear in the nonproliferation treaty, it's very, very clear that there was no right to enrich." end quote. under the agreement, iran is allowed to enrich. inspections, the president said we would have to be able to verify iran's compliance or iran's cheating through anywhere at any time inspections. it's widely understood that any good deal must allow inspections trust but verify. the president may say that's there but it's clearly not there. in fact last p april the president's deputy national security add -- add advisor proudly proclaimed under this year we will have anywhere any time 24/7 access to iran's nuclear facilities. as a turns out, under this deal inspectors will be forced to wait up to 24 days for access to suspicious sites once they ask for access to suspicious sites. that is a brand-new definition of "anywhere, any time." possib
on the idea of uranium enrichment, the obama administration said a year and a half ago that iran didn't have the right to enrich. in november of 2013, the secretary of state told abc news -- quote -- "we do not recognize the right to enrich." it's clear in the nonproliferation treaty, it's very, very clear that there was no right to enrich." end quote. under the agreement, iran is allowed to enrich. inspections, the president said we would have to be able to verify iran's...
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[applause] president barack obama: happy new year. good to see you. [indiscernible conversation] [applause] president barack obama: happy new year. [indiscernible conversation] thank you. happy new year! [applause] good to see you, happy new year. happy new year. [applause] [indiscernible conversation] [applause] happy new year. [applause] [cheers] [applause] pres. obama: thank you. [applause] pres. obama: thank you. thank you. thank you so much. i believe these are for you. [cheers] pres. obama: all right. let's bring this to order here. >> members of congress, i have a high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you, the president of the united states. [applause] [cheers] pres. obama: thank you. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, my fellow americans -- tonight marks the eighth year i've come here to report on the state of the union. and for this final one, i'm going to try to make it a little shorter. [applause] pres. obama: i know some of you are antsy to get back to iowa. [laug
[applause] president barack obama: happy new year. good to see you. [indiscernible conversation] [applause] president barack obama: happy new year. [indiscernible conversation] thank you. happy new year! [applause] good to see you, happy new year. happy new year. [applause] [indiscernible conversation] [applause] happy new year. [applause] [cheers] [applause] pres. obama: thank you. [applause] pres. obama: thank you. thank you. thank you so much. i believe these are for you. [cheers] pres....
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guest: yes, thanks to the iran agreement, which was negotiated few years ago under the obama administration, iran has more of anything related to its nuclear capabilities than any other country in the world and every quarter the nternational atomic energy agency conducts inspections, place, ve inspectors in every quarter they report and every report has said that they with the pliance agreement, which not only stops them from having nuclear prevents them from having nuclear materials that concentrated enough to produce nuclear weapon. so as long as that agreement is we can be very confident that we don't have to worry about iran. go ahead. guest: i'm sorry, the first caller's question about likelihood they could have nuclear weapons. i forgot that. great amount of nuclear materials around the world, medical facilities, reactors and these and could ized produce a threat of what we call something that would spread nuclear material, to they would not be able construct a nuclear weapon, goething that would actually boom and have destructive capability of a nuclear weapon. iran, before we leave
guest: yes, thanks to the iran agreement, which was negotiated few years ago under the obama administration, iran has more of anything related to its nuclear capabilities than any other country in the world and every quarter the nternational atomic energy agency conducts inspections, place, ve inspectors in every quarter they report and every report has said that they with the pliance agreement, which not only stops them from having nuclear prevents them from having nuclear materials that...
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. >> in his annual year end news conference, president obama said that 2015 was a year of progress, citing diplomacy with iran and cuba and a pacific trade agreement as a major publisher. he also talked about plans for the final year of his presidency. this is just under one hour. president obama: good afternoon, everybody. clearly this is not the most important event taking place in the white house today. there is a screening of star wars for gold star families and children, coming up. so i will try to be relatively succinct. let me say a few words about the year behind us and the year ahead and then i will take some questions. as i look back on this year, one thing i see is that so much of our study, persistent work over the years is paying off for the american people in big, tangible ways. the early actions to rescue the economy set the stage for the longest streak of private sector growth with 13.7 million new jobs in that time. and our unemployment rate has been cut down to 5%. and most importantly, wages grew faster than in any time since the recovery began. so over the course of thi
. >> in his annual year end news conference, president obama said that 2015 was a year of progress, citing diplomacy with iran and cuba and a pacific trade agreement as a major publisher. he also talked about plans for the final year of his presidency. this is just under one hour. president obama: good afternoon, everybody. clearly this is not the most important event taking place in the white house today. there is a screening of star wars for gold star families and children, coming up....
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while obama was talking about collusion against putin, carrkey was running around, to get a cease-fire. host: we'll get a response. guest: on the first point the caller is incorrect. he was in power when these negotiations took place. there was secret negotiations that started in the july 2012, and those paved the way for the negotiations that really took off in august, 2013. rouhani was elected in june 2013. it was very much thanks to the completelynment changing the negotiating team that the negotiations suddenly took off in a faster pace. i have detailed it in my new book, with interviews with almost everyone on all sides that were part of this negotiation process. on the issue of syria, i think this is an often misunderstood point. there is a belief that i found absolutely no evidence for that had it not been for the ongoing negotiations that had not , concluded at the time with iran, the united states would have intervened in syria. i find no evidence of that. and i think we should keep in mind that president obama's approach to the middle east was very much about making sure that
while obama was talking about collusion against putin, carrkey was running around, to get a cease-fire. host: we'll get a response. guest: on the first point the caller is incorrect. he was in power when these negotiations took place. there was secret negotiations that started in the july 2012, and those paved the way for the negotiations that really took off in august, 2013. rouhani was elected in june 2013. it was very much thanks to the completelynment changing the negotiating team that the...
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askingspeaker is president obama to sign a 10 year extension of the iran sanctions act. >> there has been a robust debate about the wisdom of this approach. if there is a bill that has passed by the congress we will take a close look at it. much of the rhetoric is advocates of the bill that want to give the president tools to impose sanctions against iran were it necessary. the truth is the obama administration has significant authority to impose those kinds of financial penalties. this administration has repeatedly imposed sanctions against iran for ballistic missile program that extends guidelinesaccepted of the international community. their support for terrorism in the region. we have imposed sanctions because of their repeated and flagrant violation of universal human rights. these are tools the united states has. we have shown a willingness to use them. if congress wants to put more on the table we will take a look at what they propose. we are not going to find a peaceful administration -- that would continue to successfully implement international agreement. >> can you tell us
askingspeaker is president obama to sign a 10 year extension of the iran sanctions act. >> there has been a robust debate about the wisdom of this approach. if there is a bill that has passed by the congress we will take a close look at it. much of the rhetoric is advocates of the bill that want to give the president tools to impose sanctions against iran were it necessary. the truth is the obama administration has significant authority to impose those kinds of financial penalties. this...
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[applause] later, oh,ght years obama created a vacuum. that is ignoring the problem. i'm sorry. >> we will take questions from this microphone here. malcolm coming ago one minute. off, we have a saying in the military when we run into people who do not know what they are talking about. [indiscernible] civilians. [laughter] think before you talk, read before you think. from. where the idea came i survived suicide bombings. i read the statistics. iran is not the number one killer. it is the muslims we invaded who were in iraq. they fought us for 11 years. the government of iraq told us to leave. rhetoric, you cannot your way through history and back. [applause] we have a thing called [indiscernible] it's called intelligence. go frickin' read it. >> i would like to respond to the personal insults here. [laughter] >> in one minute. >> first of all, the problem here is the fact of this panel is ridiculous. he has a point. let him speak. >> you don't ridicule one person. look, the reason we didn't have iraq was0 troops in because obama didn't want them there. that's the rea
[applause] later, oh,ght years obama created a vacuum. that is ignoring the problem. i'm sorry. >> we will take questions from this microphone here. malcolm coming ago one minute. off, we have a saying in the military when we run into people who do not know what they are talking about. [indiscernible] civilians. [laughter] think before you talk, read before you think. from. where the idea came i survived suicide bombings. i read the statistics. iran is not the number one killer. it is the...
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over the last two years, over 70,000 syrians have been killed. hundreds of thousands have been wounded and maimed. millions have been forced to flee their homes. besides this humanitarian crisis of great tragedy, syria could soon become a strategic crisis, one of monumental proportion. you see, syria is a very poor country, but it has chemical weapons, antiaircraft weapons, and many other of the world's more deadly and sophisticated arms, and as the syrian regime collapses, the danger of these weapons falling into terrorist groups is very real. terror groups such as hezbollah and al-qaeda are trying to seize these weapons as we speak. you know, they are like a pack of hyenas feeding off of a carcass and the carcass is not even dead yet. these terror groups are committed to israel's destruction. they repeatedly attack the united states. they are global terrorist organizations that can perpetrate terror attacks anywhere around the world. you have seen them in cyrus, and bulgaria, everywhere. this is why we have a common interest in preventing them
over the last two years, over 70,000 syrians have been killed. hundreds of thousands have been wounded and maimed. millions have been forced to flee their homes. besides this humanitarian crisis of great tragedy, syria could soon become a strategic crisis, one of monumental proportion. you see, syria is a very poor country, but it has chemical weapons, antiaircraft weapons, and many other of the world's more deadly and sophisticated arms, and as the syrian regime collapses, the danger of these...
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host: if you think it, why you see this invitation come with eight years of the obama administration? because obama would have worked it up slowly, but also now.is more powerful he's got his missiles mostly tested, he's got 20-plus nuclear weapons, according to the press. march into that of a s head of state nuclear power. host: we have calls lined up already, one from virginia. john, democrat's line from troutville, virginia on sherman.guest, brad hello. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span for being here. the gentleman how the democrats plan to hold president trump's feet to the thing. this russian he just does not say anything against them and all he does is praise them. thank you. guest: we passed legislation to sometimes that legislation is ignored. the 2018 election will hold him accountable, all in congress, particularly in the house of representatives are in republican hands, but i don't colleagues and i are particularly shy at pointing out people that this putin is esident killing people on british soil, outlawed internationally outlawed weapons and that is this week. eigh
host: if you think it, why you see this invitation come with eight years of the obama administration? because obama would have worked it up slowly, but also now.is more powerful he's got his missiles mostly tested, he's got 20-plus nuclear weapons, according to the press. march into that of a s head of state nuclear power. host: we have calls lined up already, one from virginia. john, democrat's line from troutville, virginia on sherman.guest, brad hello. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span...
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in fiscal year 2011, the obama administration has significantly increased funding for the laboratories, some argue some of the funding is not necessarily needed for reliability means. how do russian negotiators view these increases and the backlog of dismantlement and does it affect any future negotiations after the start treaty. >> we will go with you and some of time have left. >> i base slightly different version of the question from a five-year old. given that nato was created as primarily a buffer against presumed soviet aggression, now that the soviet union no longer exists and presumably the threat of russian aggression is at least substantially reduced, why do we even have nato? >> it's great to ask a russian those questions. >> i will leave the second question to you. why do we have made no? >> why do you think we think we have nato? [laughter] >> with respect to laboratories in the budget for stewardship of those things, it has taken russia and a very complex and way. nobody is very concerned about it. weapon storage business something that will have to wait for many years be
in fiscal year 2011, the obama administration has significantly increased funding for the laboratories, some argue some of the funding is not necessarily needed for reliability means. how do russian negotiators view these increases and the backlog of dismantlement and does it affect any future negotiations after the start treaty. >> we will go with you and some of time have left. >> i base slightly different version of the question from a five-year old. given that nato was created...
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obama eight years ago. nearly two thirds of americans, some 64%, said trump was off to a poor or fair star. some 44% said mr. trump have been less effective than prior new present. janet, in michigan. caller: i'm going to reiterate student loan debt issues. i'm a student -- a graduate student group would debt. the previous caller from maine, is best the terrible 8.5% interest rates and we are not able to refinance. i wanted to continue to urge congress and all of our politicians who are working hopefully in our behalf, as i continue to pay and pay and i've had five years since i graduated and i have $35,000 interest that riseccrued and i with the of our president can claim bankruptcy and someone like myself who is really try to do good in the world and to educate myself and help make the world a , i don't want to claim by cropsey -- i don't want to claim bankruptcy. to do that, that is my duty. i don't need public service forgiveness. what would be nice is a reasonable interest rate where you can get a mort
obama eight years ago. nearly two thirds of americans, some 64%, said trump was off to a poor or fair star. some 44% said mr. trump have been less effective than prior new present. janet, in michigan. caller: i'm going to reiterate student loan debt issues. i'm a student -- a graduate student group would debt. the previous caller from maine, is best the terrible 8.5% interest rates and we are not able to refinance. i wanted to continue to urge congress and all of our politicians who are working...
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the purple hearts that they were owed because the obama administration said it was workplace violence. one of the things i'm most proud of last year i introduced legislation mandating that those soldiers finally receive the purple heart to which they were due. we were able to win bipartisan support and bring together every republican and democrat on the senate arms committee and supported my amendment and passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon and in december it became law and which is on friday, five years too late they were recognized for their haireroism and bravery. at the ceremony over and over again as i looked at young soldiers the sentiment i expressed to each of them is i'm sorry. i'm sorry this took five years. i'm sorry the government -- by the way nadal hassan was in communications with a known radical islamic terrorist asking about the per miss ability of waging jihad on fellow soldiers. when he walked through murdering innocent souls including an unborn child he yelled out and in the administrator's eyes they could not recognize it's terrorism. i
the purple hearts that they were owed because the obama administration said it was workplace violence. one of the things i'm most proud of last year i introduced legislation mandating that those soldiers finally receive the purple heart to which they were due. we were able to win bipartisan support and bring together every republican and democrat on the senate arms committee and supported my amendment and passed it unanimously over the objections of the obama pentagon and in december it became...
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the caliphate was created during the obama years. created by the obama administration, but because of the lack of american leadership. the iran deal. i have to illustrate the deal with one analogy of comparison. transportyears ago, a -- a metro police officer in d. c., who was a jihadi sympathizer, wanted to send money to isis. this police officer met somebody who he thought could be the conduit for his sending $500 to the insurgency. little did he know, this was an fbi asset. this police officer, once he made the commitment to send money to a terrorist group, was arrested, charged, and prosecuted, and sent to a maximum security prison, where he languishes today. he committed what is technically called material support for terrorism. for $500. the obama administration, at the time the obama state department listed iran as the largest sponsor of state terrorism, $140,ed 140 billion, not $140 billion, plus cash pallets for ransom money. if anyone in this room had sent $500 and been caught, you would go to a federal super max prison. th
the caliphate was created during the obama years. created by the obama administration, but because of the lack of american leadership. the iran deal. i have to illustrate the deal with one analogy of comparison. transportyears ago, a -- a metro police officer in d. c., who was a jihadi sympathizer, wanted to send money to isis. this police officer met somebody who he thought could be the conduit for his sending $500 to the insurgency. little did he know, this was an fbi asset. this police...
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you know, the good news is that when we meet here again next year, barack obama will not be president. [applause] that is just about the last of the good news. [laughter] because if we don't act sensibly, hillary clinton will be the next president. [boos] and make no mistake, her national security policies are indistinguishable from barack obama's. it means for more years of the same thing. i have read her memoir, "hard choices," all 600 grinding, tedious pages of it. [laughter] anyhave to strain to find difference between her and obama. i just want to review here today what it means to have a continuation of the policies of the last seven years and the next year before us if hillary is elected. the fact is, obama has allowed the world to grow more dangerous and threatening and chaotic every day. what minimal order there was in the world, established by the united states and a system of alliances starting in 1945, is threatened with collapse by our lack of involvement. obama has taken positions of american strength, political strength, economic strength, and military strength develope
you know, the good news is that when we meet here again next year, barack obama will not be president. [applause] that is just about the last of the good news. [laughter] because if we don't act sensibly, hillary clinton will be the next president. [boos] and make no mistake, her national security policies are indistinguishable from barack obama's. it means for more years of the same thing. i have read her memoir, "hard choices," all 600 grinding, tedious pages of it. [laughter]...
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. >> during the near-term, you are facing the obama budget for fiscal year 2013. there is divisions within the house gop conference as to whether to go with that number. or to increase that amount. will you try to increase the amount in the budget? >> i think that in the first round of cuts, we are now dealing with the $487 billion. what we have done, the defense department accounts for 20% of our overall budget. we have taken 50% of the savings out of defense. that has been our history after every war, we are brought down the military. it is our dna. i have a real problem with that. if you read history and you see how many people we lost at the start of world war ii, we lost a lot of people that should not have been lost. we were not prepared when the north koreans and chinese came into south korea. you would think we would bar at some point from history. i hear the same speeches back when hitler was going through europe. at some point, we had a little meeting with some of our members with secretary rumsfeld, and he said on the morning of 9/11, he had some of the
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how is it different than the one you and president obama used for years while your secretary of state? >> i think it is that the increasing threat posed by north korea requires not only a rethinking of the strategy but an urgent effort to convince the neighbors, is particularly china that this is not just a u.s. issue. herenk we have an opening that we have not had. for the last several years that i intend to do everything i can to take advantage of. we are also going to support and equip our allies in the region with a missile defense system that they require to protect themselves. that is not something that you did the north koreans or the chinese or russians are particularly pleased about. but what is the alternative? anyone who is an ally of ours be threatened. we are not going to let north korea pursued a nuclear weapon with ballistic missile capacity to deliver it to the united states territory. line.s a bottom they want to assist us in the effort, we welcome that and we will engage in intensive discussions as soon as possible. >> you put out a statement earlier today saying you
how is it different than the one you and president obama used for years while your secretary of state? >> i think it is that the increasing threat posed by north korea requires not only a rethinking of the strategy but an urgent effort to convince the neighbors, is particularly china that this is not just a u.s. issue. herenk we have an opening that we have not had. for the last several years that i intend to do everything i can to take advantage of. we are also going to support and equip...
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when the countries reassembled last year, president obama asked me to lead the presidential delegation to the meeting. what i told the leaders gathered there is what you are you know. anti-somatic attacks are not only an attack to the jewish community, but the european liberalism and pluralism. i told the european gathering that while freedom of expression is a sacred right, criticism of israel can never be used as a justification of incitement to violence. [applause] and i told them that when leaders speak up, nations take notice. unfortunately, president obama was one of the few leaders to send cabinet level representatives to this important conference. even more alarming, only two thirds of the country's that participated in 2004 were represented in 2014. given that the situation has only gotten worse, i asked the policymakers, doesn't this issue merit the same show of solidarity and commitment from governments today as it did a decade ago? i believe -- we believe it deserves that and more. that is why in recent years, the united states has been working relentlessly to take robust s
when the countries reassembled last year, president obama asked me to lead the presidential delegation to the meeting. what i told the leaders gathered there is what you are you know. anti-somatic attacks are not only an attack to the jewish community, but the european liberalism and pluralism. i told the european gathering that while freedom of expression is a sacred right, criticism of israel can never be used as a justification of incitement to violence. [applause] and i told them that when...
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obama has talked about one year he wants to see something happened, until january. very fluid situation. in some ways, it is a day-by-day situation. you cannot look for too much now. we are 2.5 weeks after the election. there's going to be a lot of settling down. >> would you comment on that prospect that sanctions could have any further a fact? we have many more arrows in the quiver that we could use on the sanctions. >> a couple of things on the vulnerability. i do not think the split is just in the magistrate. it is all over the place. because of that, i do not think anything is going to happen until they sort out the mess on monks themselves. with regard to these sanctions, that's talk about the nuclear situation and look at the effectiveness of sanctions. president obama seems to say that if you want nuclear power for energy, you are ok. the iranians interpret to that asked concentrating -- as concentrating to 3%. that is a done deal. iran needed nuclear energy way back. they started a nuclear power plant exactly and dislocation. iran was concerned about availa
obama has talked about one year he wants to see something happened, until january. very fluid situation. in some ways, it is a day-by-day situation. you cannot look for too much now. we are 2.5 weeks after the election. there's going to be a lot of settling down. >> would you comment on that prospect that sanctions could have any further a fact? we have many more arrows in the quiver that we could use on the sanctions. >> a couple of things on the vulnerability. i do not think the...
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this is what we try to do at the end of the obama years. it could dramatically cut down people.flow of could take1 billion on cutting down the people seeking to reach. seems like, why do we spend this money and other countries, it can also be in our own interest. i think it hurts us as the leader of the world when we walk away from these programs. other countries are supporting them. the united states, part of the leadership roles in the world is that we build collective action for how we solve these problems. and we walk away from the table, we isolate ourselves. and other countries like china take our place. china provides a lot of assistance to latin america and southeast asia. that if we walk away from the field, the chinese will be the ones to replace us. a very different view of how the world should be organized and our world will suffer. been is next on the democrat line. thank you for accepting my call. i want to make a statement. i served 25 years where we have in massachusetts don't try tot and humiliate republicans. we attempt to
this is what we try to do at the end of the obama years. it could dramatically cut down people.flow of could take1 billion on cutting down the people seeking to reach. seems like, why do we spend this money and other countries, it can also be in our own interest. i think it hurts us as the leader of the world when we walk away from these programs. other countries are supporting them. the united states, part of the leadership roles in the world is that we build collective action for how we solve...
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when president obama's foreign policy created all of these refugees? where were the tears when president obama overthrew the government of libya with nothing to follow? where were the tears when president obama withdrew from iraq, leaving that country to fend off iran and the islamic state? where were the tears when iran gave -- or when president obama gave iran $100 billion to continue its imperial campaign throughout the middle east to include overthrowing the government of yemen through its proxies. and most notoriously, where were the tears when president obama stood idly by and watched syria go up in flames? spare me the tears now. if the minority is worried about the president's counsel and wants to make a difference in the real world, i suggest we get to work and we confirm rex tillerson to be the secretary of state and jeff sessions to be the attorney general. in the meantime, i object. announcer: this evening, sallyent trump fired yates. a statement from the white house reads in part, the acting attorney sally eight has betrayed the department
when president obama's foreign policy created all of these refugees? where were the tears when president obama overthrew the government of libya with nothing to follow? where were the tears when president obama withdrew from iraq, leaving that country to fend off iran and the islamic state? where were the tears when iran gave -- or when president obama gave iran $100 billion to continue its imperial campaign throughout the middle east to include overthrowing the government of yemen through its...
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as white house correspondent for abc news. >> yesterday, president obama a traditional n thanksgiving ritual of pardoning two turkeys. the president is joined by daughters sasha and malia in white house grand foyer. >> hello, everybody. good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. normally, we do this outside. is not cooperating today, but i want to, first of of malia and f early wish everybody an happy thanks giving. i'm here to announce what i'm sure will be the most talked executive action this month. [laughter] am taking an action fully within my legal authority. [laughter] of action taken republicans, and presidents before me, to spare mac lives of two turkeys -- and cheese -- from a terrible and delicious fate. [laughter] i want to thank joe, the president of the national turkey federation. chairman, and he his son, who personally raised to mac & cheese. big round of applause. he is getting pretty excited about this. thanks to all those who voted i to pick the official national thanksgiving turkey. cheese wants you to know that he won. mack, the alternate, is not so badly off,
as white house correspondent for abc news. >> yesterday, president obama a traditional n thanksgiving ritual of pardoning two turkeys. the president is joined by daughters sasha and malia in white house grand foyer. >> hello, everybody. good afternoon, everybody. please have a seat. normally, we do this outside. is not cooperating today, but i want to, first of of malia and f early wish everybody an happy thanks giving. i'm here to announce what i'm sure will be the most talked...
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president obama says he wants to take policy in a different direction. he wants to engage diplomatically with iran. i think at this. my criticism of the obama administration would be that he has not laid out a real strategic framework for engaging iran diplomatically. how do solve the major bilateral disputes between the united states and iran? other concerns? he needs to lay out a framework for trying to resolve these issues on a comprehensive basis in much the same way that president nixon rhee oriented 25 years of american policy towards the people's republic of china and reach that framework with china which is still ruled by the same man. on that basis he was able to achieve a major rapprochement and i think that has served u.s. interests profoundly well ever since. that is the kind of approach we need to take toward iran. set up a framework for dealing with all of the major disputes between the u.s. and iran. someone referred to it as a grand agenda. it is not so important what you call it, but it is important that you do it. i am concerned that th
president obama says he wants to take policy in a different direction. he wants to engage diplomatically with iran. i think at this. my criticism of the obama administration would be that he has not laid out a real strategic framework for engaging iran diplomatically. how do solve the major bilateral disputes between the united states and iran? other concerns? he needs to lay out a framework for trying to resolve these issues on a comprehensive basis in much the same way that president nixon...
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[applause] this transition was agreed to last year as part of our agreement with the sovereigns iraqi government. it is part of our strategy to irresponsibly ended the war by removing all american combat regrate -- great. we want them all of the 2011. the iraqi people are rightly treating this day as a cause for celebration. it is an important step forward. it continues to take control of its own destiny. with this progress comes responsibility. the future is in the hands of its own people. chirac's leaders must now make some hard choices. -- iraq's leaders' summit some hard choices. they need security for their towns and leaders. america will be a strong partner to the iraqi people on behalf of security and prosperity. make no mistake, there will be dismal days ahead. we know that the violence in iraq will continue. we see that already in the bombing earlier today. there are those that will test iraqi security forces. the iraqi people will see more bombings in the murder of innocent civilians. i am confident that the forces will fail. the future belongs to those who build it, not tho
[applause] this transition was agreed to last year as part of our agreement with the sovereigns iraqi government. it is part of our strategy to irresponsibly ended the war by removing all american combat regrate -- great. we want them all of the 2011. the iraqi people are rightly treating this day as a cause for celebration. it is an important step forward. it continues to take control of its own destiny. with this progress comes responsibility. the future is in the hands of its own people....
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obama is serious about peace in he has almost four years to get it done. good morning to you. caller: bid morning. i do not have that many things to say. i watched a documentary a couple of years ago. it was done by an american. he was talking about -- i guess the previous caller had never studied anthropology. these people were civilized. i am really sorry to hear him describe it as tribal. this documentarian interviewed a lot of people. it seemed that the general consensus among arab people is that they are at ground zero and their cultures have been flattened. i was interested in any -- and the remark that your guest made about waiting for someone to come and deliver them. i think we have given too much unconditional support to israel. host: would you agree or disagree? guest: i would to a certain extent. the western powers do shoulder a large part of the responsibility for what is going on in some parts of the middle east. take the invasion of iraq, 2003. this is something that the president addressed in his speech. he did not apologize for it. he basically said that it wa
obama is serious about peace in he has almost four years to get it done. good morning to you. caller: bid morning. i do not have that many things to say. i watched a documentary a couple of years ago. it was done by an american. he was talking about -- i guess the previous caller had never studied anthropology. these people were civilized. i am really sorry to hear him describe it as tribal. this documentarian interviewed a lot of people. it seemed that the general consensus among arab people...
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now iowa made a decision four years ago, and they chose barack obama. well, now is our chance for redemption, don't you think, iowa? so we had the chance to choose, and i am asking for your vote on january 3. so let's open it up if you have a few questions, and would be happy to answer them. >> i would like to know your thoughts are on the agenda 21? >> yes, for those who do not know, agenda 21 is essentially something that came out of the real conference. -- rio conference. it is about 20 years ago. anyone know al gore? ok, all right. al gore was there at the real conference, and is really about -- rio global control. it is essentially a one-world government view, where there's one political body and the united states would have to subsume our sovereignty into a global body. more than that, we would have to give away our wealth. the wealth of the u.s. would have to be redistributed to other countries. that is what the durban conference was about in south africa this weekend, also about redistribution of american money. i want you to know very clearly w
now iowa made a decision four years ago, and they chose barack obama. well, now is our chance for redemption, don't you think, iowa? so we had the chance to choose, and i am asking for your vote on january 3. so let's open it up if you have a few questions, and would be happy to answer them. >> i would like to know your thoughts are on the agenda 21? >> yes, for those who do not know, agenda 21 is essentially something that came out of the real conference. -- rio conference. it is...
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, but the last four years as well, president obama shares my commitment. we both know that israel faces new threats, new pressures, and uncertainty. the defense minister and i have discussed it often. in the area of national security, the threats to israel's existence continue, but they have changed as the world and the region have changed over the last decade. the arab spring, at once full of both hope and uncertainty, has required israel and the united states to reassess old and settled relationships. iran's dangerous nuclear weapons program and its continued support of terrorist organizations like hezbollah and hamas not only endanger israel but endanger the world. [applause} attempts of much of the world to isolate and delegitimize the state of israel are increasingly common and taken as the norm in other parts of the world. all these pressures are similar but different and they've put enormous pressure on the state of israel. we understand that and we especially understand that if we make a mistake, it is not a threat to our existence, but if israel m
, but the last four years as well, president obama shares my commitment. we both know that israel faces new threats, new pressures, and uncertainty. the defense minister and i have discussed it often. in the area of national security, the threats to israel's existence continue, but they have changed as the world and the region have changed over the last decade. the arab spring, at once full of both hope and uncertainty, has required israel and the united states to reassess old and settled...
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that has been a big project of the obama administration the last seven years. working with our golf and israeli partners -- gulf and israeli partners to make sure they can deter iranian integrations. -- iranian aggressions. there is more on the table the needs to get over the finish line soon. we need to implement the commitments made in camp david at leaders summits, especially on greater cooperation on maritime, missile-defense, cyber security. and we need an expedited process for weapons acquisition in the united states. when i was in office, i work closely with investor type on. it is a frustrating process, to say the least. i think a new congress and administration should take it up .o come up with some new system we need to recognize that some of our best partners should get major non-nato ally status. that is something that this report suggests that we do. forth, corporation. -- fourth, cooperation. the u.s. and our goal partners -- our gulf partners tried to create a conversation about the iranian nuclear threat and what we wanted to address it. it has
that has been a big project of the obama administration the last seven years. working with our golf and israeli partners -- gulf and israeli partners to make sure they can deter iranian integrations. -- iranian aggressions. there is more on the table the needs to get over the finish line soon. we need to implement the commitments made in camp david at leaders summits, especially on greater cooperation on maritime, missile-defense, cyber security. and we need an expedited process for weapons...
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bush administration tried to do and what the obama administration achieved, or do you take military action? the generals who look at this, military experts, made it clear that military action would only set back iran's nuclear program for three to four years at most. then you would have to go back and deal with it. sanctions have not been totally effective in slowing their expansion. the reality is we have had needed to reach some sort of agreement with them to constrain their program. that is the choice we have if we want to stop them. host: can you give us a snapshot of north korea and where their nuclear program is? guest: north korea had a research reactor throughout the 1970's, 1980's. by the early 1990's, it had produced a small amount of plutonium separate from the spent fuel.
bush administration tried to do and what the obama administration achieved, or do you take military action? the generals who look at this, military experts, made it clear that military action would only set back iran's nuclear program for three to four years at most. then you would have to go back and deal with it. sanctions have not been totally effective in slowing their expansion. the reality is we have had needed to reach some sort of agreement with them to constrain their program. that is...
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we had eight years of islamic phobia and sanctions. we had talked about jihadist terrorists and islamic terrorists and so forth. in a sense, creating publicly a sense of an american perception of the world of islam dominated by these people and, in effect, putting in the same box the moderates and extremists. how would some other people feel in the case of ira activity in northern ireland, if we only spoke about papast terrorism, catholic terrorism, roman catholic papacy and so forth? my guess is that the 60 million americans in this country would find that offensive. it would not be helpful in isolating the ira. that is what he did. it was foolishness, stupidity, mindless. it goes further than that. our previous president, in his last state of the union message , confidently predicted that the struggle against terrorism would be the defining it ideological challenge of the 21st century. when he delivered that speech it was february 2008. would anyone in 1908 predict that the 20th century would be dominated by the rise of hitlerism and
we had eight years of islamic phobia and sanctions. we had talked about jihadist terrorists and islamic terrorists and so forth. in a sense, creating publicly a sense of an american perception of the world of islam dominated by these people and, in effect, putting in the same box the moderates and extremists. how would some other people feel in the case of ira activity in northern ireland, if we only spoke about papast terrorism, catholic terrorism, roman catholic papacy and so forth? my guess...
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. >> to see all of the winning entries in this year's student cam competition, visit studentcam.org. >> up next live, your calls and comments on today's "washington journal." after that, it's "newsmakers" with indiana governor mitch daniels. and then first lady michelle obama to name her inaugural gown to the smithsonian institution. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle class and lower middle class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abusmse >> tonight, michael lewis on the subprime mortgage crisis, his latest is "the big short." he's also the author of "liar's poker," the "new, new thing," "moneyball," and "the blind side." michael lewis at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> this morning we'll talk with the editor in chief and daily the editor in chief and daily caller reporter jonathan strong
. >> to see all of the winning entries in this year's student cam competition, visit studentcam.org. >> up next live, your calls and comments on today's "washington journal." after that, it's "newsmakers" with indiana governor mitch daniels. and then first lady michelle obama to name her inaugural gown to the smithsonian institution. >> the minute that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle class and lower middle class americans for...
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the lessons of the clinton years. deferring too much to congress when it came to crafting legislation. what are your responses to that critique which i should add george stephanopoulos seemed to agree with? >> well, i don't want to weigh into network politics on this, i quite honestly don't want to -- don't think there's a whole lot of utility in me getting involved in a debate about tactically whether the pursuit of what we are doing versus how or when it was pursued 16 years ago is appropriate except to say, as i said earlier, the president envisioned as he said throughout the campaign a big table of negotiations in order to get long-term comprehensive healthcare reform that cuts cost. i don't see based on the notion that the pharmaceutical industry who, again, was on the other side of the political debate, not even at the table 16 years ago, i think where aarp was 16 years ago, i think regardless of what we have or have not learned, i think the process that the president is moving forward with negotiations with all
the lessons of the clinton years. deferring too much to congress when it came to crafting legislation. what are your responses to that critique which i should add george stephanopoulos seemed to agree with? >> well, i don't want to weigh into network politics on this, i quite honestly don't want to -- don't think there's a whole lot of utility in me getting involved in a debate about tactically whether the pursuit of what we are doing versus how or when it was pursued 16 years ago is...
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this is the final year of the obama presidency. we look back a bit over how presidents use their final year and how they set the stage. it is not likely when they use the party that they will get their legislative agenda passed. how do presidents tend to use this final speech? betty: since franklin roosevelt's time we have only presidents.-term president obama is the fifth. during their final year, their last two years of their final faced iny have opposition congress of some kind. president obama is in good company in that way. final year in the the state of the union of the final year of to not only look at but to seek ways they can establish a legacy. they look for ways that they can prioritize the policy proposals that are most important to them, the things they want to achieve the most, and they will focus on that one or two policy proposals. is that by narrowing the scope and focusing on particular things, they can get some minor achievement even in an election year which is a very difficult thing to do. back inet's look hist
this is the final year of the obama presidency. we look back a bit over how presidents use their final year and how they set the stage. it is not likely when they use the party that they will get their legislative agenda passed. how do presidents tend to use this final speech? betty: since franklin roosevelt's time we have only presidents.-term president obama is the fifth. during their final year, their last two years of their final faced iny have opposition congress of some kind. president...
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>> the reality is that they will extend this payroll tax that president obama wanted last year and that they gave him last year. there will be no political pain for everyone, or in january, when there is political paid for everyone. everyone's pay checks will go down. you will see your paycheck reduced if you work in this country, so if it gets to this point, they will quickly be back to pass the payroll tax cut, and my guess is that it will happen before they leave town before christmas. >> and what we saw was this divide in the republican party. speaker john boehner and mitch mcconnell have been working hard to get support for extending this tax provision in 2012, and they have faced a lot of resistance. one of the obstacles they have had to overcome is exactly what senator kirk was talking about. i know the -- there was a meeting last week. they were trying to make the point to the rank-and-file republicans that they do not think this will impact social security, but clearly, others like the senator think it will. >> it is not just on the senate side. there is difficulty on the house
>> the reality is that they will extend this payroll tax that president obama wanted last year and that they gave him last year. there will be no political pain for everyone, or in january, when there is political paid for everyone. everyone's pay checks will go down. you will see your paycheck reduced if you work in this country, so if it gets to this point, they will quickly be back to pass the payroll tax cut, and my guess is that it will happen before they leave town before christmas....
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if obama is reelected, the first year of the second term tends to be one of their best years because that is when they maximum political maneuverability. it is not a technicality of this that makes this complex. it is the politics. in 2013, at least obama will be in a situation where he would have greater maneuverability than he has had. as a result, i think it would be good to go back to the principles of istanbul. it should be reciprocity and proportionality. i would suspect that the president would be thinking about his legacy going forward. re-election has been the guiding star of thinking of this year. going forward will be legacy. i don't foresee him having a lot of chance of making a legacy in politics he will have some issues he can make a priority. he can spend political capital to resolve them. as complex as this issue is, i doubt it is more problematic or has less chance of a resolution that other conflicts. i suspect the president would choose this and i beg it would be critical to make an investment in the type of sustainable diplomatic effort that is needed. i think the
if obama is reelected, the first year of the second term tends to be one of their best years because that is when they maximum political maneuverability. it is not a technicality of this that makes this complex. it is the politics. in 2013, at least obama will be in a situation where he would have greater maneuverability than he has had. as a result, i think it would be good to go back to the principles of istanbul. it should be reciprocity and proportionality. i would suspect that the...
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[applause] president obama: happy new year. [applause] president obama: happy new year. [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] president obama: thank you. [cheering] president obama: thank you. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. i believe these are for you. let's bring this to order here. [gavel] >> members of congress, i have the high pressure -- privilege and the distinct honor of representing to you, the president of the united states. [applause] president obama: thank you. thank you very much. have a seat. thank you. mr. viceer, president, members of congress, my fellow americans, tonight marks the eight year -- eight year i have come to report on the state of the union. one, i am going to try to make it shorter. [laughter] [applause] i know some of you have to get back to iowa. [applause] i have been there. i will be shaking hands afterwards, if you want tips. [laughter] understand that because it is an election season, expectations for what we will achieve this year are low. mr. speaker, i appreciate the
[applause] president obama: happy new year. [applause] president obama: happy new year. [applause] [applause] [cheering] [applause] president obama: thank you. [cheering] president obama: thank you. [applause] president obama: thank you so much. i believe these are for you. let's bring this to order here. [gavel] >> members of congress, i have the high pressure -- privilege and the distinct honor of representing to you, the president of the united states. [applause] president obama: thank...
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, 540 of them over 8 years. in this particular administration they are very, very few and far between and can only be described as a handful. this is a president who abhors the use of military force. i have had the opportunity to discuss it with him at length, and i've actually been in the room when he's been confront pped with these questions -- confronted with these questions and had to make the decisions. he is deeply moved by these kind of questions and understands how difficult they are. when he talks about how he has to write letters to the men and women who didn't come home, about having to make those phone calls, about having to go to dover to receive remains of our brave men and women who didn't make it home alive, he is deeply, deeply disturbed by these matters. and i can tell you, as i said, having been there when he's had to make these decisions, that these weigh heavily on him. so what are we doing here today? it certainly isn't to rein in this president. he has not used power willy-nilly. very, ver
, 540 of them over 8 years. in this particular administration they are very, very few and far between and can only be described as a handful. this is a president who abhors the use of military force. i have had the opportunity to discuss it with him at length, and i've actually been in the room when he's been confront pped with these questions -- confronted with these questions and had to make the decisions. he is deeply moved by these kind of questions and understands how difficult they are....
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[laughter] and we will survive the obama years as well. there is nothing wrong -- there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be fixed with a change of leadership. i see an american where middle-class workers can find a job wages are on the way up, , freedom is on the march, where opportunity is the birthright of all and not just dispensed by a few out of washington, d.c. to a select few of their cronies. america that believes the world, that stands with our allies, again, where citizens can dream again, and an america where the of our founding fathers ideals and our children's dreams. thank you and god bless you. [applause] >> the governor has agreed to answer couple of questions. just introduce yourself. governor perry: what he said was i have agreed to do a couple of questions. just introduce yourselves. [laughter] >> i paid for this mic governor. [laughter] questions for the governor. maybe i can ask the first question. the young lady. governor perry: you dig that hole. >> ok. >> thank you for allowing me to ask my question. i am f
[laughter] and we will survive the obama years as well. there is nothing wrong -- there is nothing wrong with america that cannot be fixed with a change of leadership. i see an american where middle-class workers can find a job wages are on the way up, , freedom is on the march, where opportunity is the birthright of all and not just dispensed by a few out of washington, d.c. to a select few of their cronies. america that believes the world, that stands with our allies, again, where citizens...